DFSMS/VM DirMaint 1.5.0 Requirements
Product Number: 5706-116 FL 221
The following should be carefully reviewed and followed if DirMaint 1.5.0 (product number 5748-XE4) will be the CP directory manager when using DFSMS/VM minidisk management services.
- DFSMS APAR's VM59612 and VM62140 must be applied.
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Verify DirMaint's EXTENT CONTROL contains the following:
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The AUTOBLOCK section contains:
3380 800 540 1 CKD 3380 512 690 1 CKD 3380 1024 465 1 CKD 3380 2048 270 1 CKD 3380 4096 150 1 CKD
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The DEFAULTS section contains:
3380 885
or any number larger than 2 plus the number of DGTSRVnn ids. - Make sure the REGIONS section does not contain an entry for volume $$$$$$, or if present, the device type is 3380.
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Make sure the EXCLUDE section contains entries for each
minidisk management
server virtual machine's (DGTSRVnn)
0500 and 05FF minidisks, for example:
DGTSRV01 500 DGTSRV01 5FF
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The AUTOBLOCK section contains:
- Verify DirMaint's CONFIGnn DATADVH contains the following:
- UPDATE_IN_PLACE=YES
- EXTENT_CHECK=ON
- ONLINE=IMMED
- RUNMODE=OPERATIONAL
- The following DirMaint commands must be issued
by the DirMaint administrator
for each minidisk server virtual machine (DGTSRVnn):
DIRM AUTHFor DGTSRVnn CMDSet P CMDLevel 150A DIRM AUTHFor DGTSRVnn CMDSet P CMDLevel 140A
- The following DirMaint command must be issued
from each minidisk server virtual machine (DGTSRVnn):
DIRM NEEDPass NO
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Review the DirMaint
EXTENT CONTROL
file requirements
if a DFSMS MOVE command fails with the following DirMaint messages:
DVHADZ2222E An invalid device type value has been specified. DVHADZ2270E DIRMaint for DGRSRVnn RMDISK 500 >>> 3380 <<< 1 2 $$$$$$
orDVHALC3534E All candidate areas exhibited a device type different from the device type specified on the allocation request.